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By Joseph deSouzaCome June 5 and 6 and millions of people across the globe will be able to witness a rare and thrilling celestial event - the Transit of Venus (ToV) - for around six hours as Venus will complete its transit, appearing as a small black dot, on the sun’s surface.

BY ARTI DAS | NT BUZZEducation without a dose of innovation and research is incomplete. Knowledge should not be restricted only to books. It is only when you get wings of inspiration and motivation that you love to take the leap.

NT BUZZWriter, Amish, the brain behind two best sellers ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ and ‘The Secret of the Nagas’ is of the belief that god is within each one of us and for him this is an extremely empowering feeling. He added, “There are four types to god - the first which is ‘nirakar’, the one without form, second is one with ‘aakar’ or form, third is the ‘avtaar’ like Vishnu or Ram and fourth is when a man becomes god, the best example of which is Buddha. Buddha discovered the god within him.

Janhavi SamantHe’s back in his element, ready again to play around with his palette and his melodies. So far he’s been busy, checking out his sister Bela Sehgal’s film trailer, discussing the hoardings for his upcoming production and figuring out a new TV show.

Avantika Patil She made many dance to her moves, and now it is her turn to give retakes until her director Bela Sehgal feels happy. Choreographer-director Farah Khan is all ready to hit the 70mm screen, but the lady seems quite fed up of the job.

THE HitList TeamThe industry grapevine is buzzing with news that post the success of her debut film Ishaqzaade, Parineeti Chopra is taking her newfound stardom a bit too seriously. While she has hiked her fee for endorsement deals, it looks like there are few takers.

Goa, a state which is considered modern in almost every aspect of life, is actually a place where pre historic times developed. Its history is not just the 450-year-old when the Portuguese ruled this tiny state, but goes much beyond that. There are various examples of it right from the 12th Century Mahadev Temple at Tambdi Surla to the discovery of Buddhist caves in Rivona.

As he locked the door to his workshop, Theodore Fernandes felt himself settle into a familiar calmness and he knew all was well. In his carefully crafted world, things were kept simple and austere. He believed nothing in life was to be met with too much exuberance.